title: Impacted mandibular third molars in a hospital.
abstract: A 6-month clinical and radiographical survey was done on 210 patients consulting the hospital for management of impacted third molars. A majority (37%) consulted for pain secondary to a carious lesion but waited 1 week (21%) from the onset of symptoms until consultation. Ninety-one percent of third molars were partially erupted, while 9% were unerupted. Two hundred thirty third molars from 166 patients were included in the radiographic survey showing the highest occurrence of the Class 2 position A (49%) and the mesioangular orientation (48%).
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Litonjua
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008875:Middle Aged; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging